In 1919, the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed an act establishing the National Assembly of the Church of England.

[1] After the measure was passed, the previous state of arrangements was referred to as "paralysis" in the Ecclesiastical Law Journal.

[2] Most of the powers of the Convocations of York and Canterbury were transferred to the General Synod, consisting of:[3] The measure established deanery synods which would be the lowest rung of the Church's hierarchy.

[5] In 2003, the measure was amended so that there would be a regular review of the arrangements for pastoral supervision.

[5] Legislation passed by the Church must now comply with the Human Rights Act 1998.